Directors Notes Weekly

The what, how & why of independent filmmaking

COME

Bronwen Parker-Rhodes speaks to DN about her very intentional framing of the women interviewed for her documentary short COME, where the central exploration of intimate revelation and radical honesty is illustrated through evocative animation.

Coda

Joshua Elias Palmer explains how it wasn't until casting Judit Pogány as the perfect protagonist for his short Coda, where a son cares for his ailing mother in her final days, that he clearly understood the film's entire visual and emotional language.

9 Spellbinding Shorts Screening at Conero Film + ADV 2025

Conero Fim + ADV has fast established itself as the beacon for a new, conscious era of storytelling and connection. DN brings you our Top 9 spellbinding shorts from the official selection of films, all programmed under a shared, vital ethos: that powerful narratives and sustainable practices are not mutually exclusive, but intrinsically linked.

Baby

Georgia Small’s tender directorial debut Baby anchors grief around the buzzing, buoyant energy of a house party—forcing us to look beyond what we see. In our interview, she explains how a key image in her head flooded the entire film.